Art Is Resistance

Art Loisaida Foundation

3rd Annual Alphabet City Short Film Festival

Saturday, September 8th, 2018 @ 6BC Botanical Garden

I Ain't Lazy, I'm Just Dreamin'2015, 7 minutes
A concept music video that harkens back (...or forward?) to a time of hobo
prophets, mulligan stew, orange ladies, bowery boys, bawdy vaudeville acts, and
the fuzz. A burlesque club musician en route to work imagines magical
dreams . . . or is he living them? Featuring cameos by several Downtown NYC
filmmakers and performers.
Director: Bill Poznanski

Downfall1989, 6 minutes
An experimental documentary, shot between 1988-1989. The East Village May
Day protests, interspersed with New York City Marathon footage. The demolition
and beginnings of gentrification in Alphabet City... a neighborhood under siege.
Director: Kris Enos

Willow Weep For Me 2017, 8 minutes
After 41 years of Cher, a willow tree beloved by her community and strongly
identified with La Plaza, she's dismantled for the neighborhood safety. Her life is
celebrated with a wake in the garden, officiated by community members.
Director: Alvah Holmes

Mahagonny Songspiel Animation Reel2018, 5 minutes
Hand-painted animation inspired by Kurt Weill and Berthold Brecht's early
operatic work. The city of Mahagonny offers prosperity, but its citizens prove to
be its undoing.
Director: Klay-James Enos